HD37 Dems: Fwd: Help me close this loophole

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From: "Michael Bennet" <info@BennetForColorado.com>
To: vcmoon@comcast.net
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:59:24 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Help me close this loophole

Dear Candace,

Because of the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow corporations and others to spend unlimited amounts of money in our elections, we are left with a political system that will enable special interests to buy our elections outright.

We can't let this stand. The future of our democracy is too important.

I'm pleased to announce that I am co-sponsoring legislation to close this giant loophole and get our democracy working again.

Our plan will require transparency and restore fairness in our election system.

We're up against some very strong special interests. That's why I need your support of this critical legislation.

By signing our petition, we can send a statement to my colleagues in the Senate that our democracy must work for people, not special interests.

Sign on today, and join me as a citizen co-sponsor to endorse this critical legislation that will close dangerous loopholes in our election system!

The legislation I'm co-sponsoring will:

Keep foreign governments and foreign corporations from using the Supreme Court's recent Citizens United decision to buy ads that influence U.S. elections;
Prevent government contractors and TARP recipients from using that decision to use big money to influence our elections;
Require corporate CEOs to stand by the ads they are using shareholder funds to finance, forcing them to appear on camera to say they "approved the message," just like candidates have to;
Require top corporate and organizational donors to shadow groups like 527s to appear in the ads they fund;
Ensure full and timely disclosure of campaign expenditures so organizations can't mask their electioneering activities; and,
Prevent organizations from coordinating their activities with parties and politicians.

Each of these steps is critical to ensuring the integrity of our election system. We need to pass this legislation -- and to make sure we do, I'm asking for your support.

Become a citizen co-sponsor today: Support our efforts to close this loophole that could give corporations and special interests control of our elections, and help keep people in control of our democracy.

Thank you so much for your support on this critical issue.

Sincerely,